Penetration Testing with OWASP ZAP
Penetration Testing with OWASP ZAP In this blog, I will be giving instructions on how to perform penetration testing with OWASP ZAP. OWASP ( Open Worldwide Application Security Project) is a nonprofit foundation that aims to improve software security. OWASP ZAP (Zed Attack Proxy) is a penetration testing tool that tests a web application's security. Penetration testing is a simulated attack performed to examine the security of a computer system. The same tools and techniques as attackers are used to explore vulnerabilities in the system that can impact businesses. This can help organizations find weaknesses in their system. There are 5 stages of penetration testing: 1. Planning and reconnaissance 2. Scanning 3. Gaining access 4. Maintaining access 5. Analysis The purpose of this blog is to show how to use this tool to scan vulnerabilities. The key objective of this content is to use the the Java Runtime Environment to install ZAP and test a web application. I will be provid